Hey everybody! I know by now you all have seen the displays everywhere for the charmingly retro Revlon Parfumerie polishes. So far, I have seen 4 completely different displays of them. And only one, a CVS end cap display, contained the two polishes I am showing today. I purchased a couple from the Wal-Mart display, Italian Leather and Apricot Nectar, but I want to show you the ones that are a bit harder to find.
The Revlon Parfumerie polishes are a death-knell to somebody (like myself) who is drawn to unusual packaging. Let's face it...these little vintage bottles are just adorable. And scented on top of that? Here's my money. But a word of caution: do NOT take a whiff of the polish whilst in the store. You really don't want somebody to find you passed out in the Wal-Mart cosmetics department...I mean, you just saw somebody else like that over in the Doritos aisle, and you told yourself you'd never be THAT person.
I will go ahead and tell you that I used 3 coats for both polishes. I was having a fearsome struggle with Mr. Vaneli. That's my new cosmopolitan name for my ever-present visible nail line. I think it makes him sound less annoying. :) The formula of these 2 cremes was thin but wonderfully easy to control...I love them both. And the tiny little brush? It's perfect for my toddler-sized nails. :)
Now that I've gotten all that out of the way...tell me what you think of Ginger Melon!
The color of of Ginger Melon and I have a long history. It's one of those colors that's just as coral as it is pink. For some reason, I have always been terribly offended by indecisive pinks and corals. I'm not that way with anything else!? But this also happens to be the color that EVERY TIME I wear it, people tell me how good it looks on me. Every time. Grrr. But I can't deny it...it's a pretty color. I just wish it wasn't so offensive. :D
Your eyes do NOT deceive you! The color of Ginger Melon changed on my nails from its bottle color. Crazy! This polish is very shiny too.
And the scent...well, it's not melon. And it's not ginger. It's more like a vague fruit. Let's call it "Generic Melon." :) It's a pleasant scent but a touch on the sweet side.
The next one of the rarer Parfumerie offerings I have is Lime Basil, a luscious medium green.
The
color of Lime Basil is a bit bluer than the photos show...for some
reason, the color was correct until I uploaded the pics onto here! :/ It's
really pretty. It could be either a Christmas green or a summer green. I
love it.
Lime Basil is another very shiny polish. And, like Ginger Melon, it dried to a slightly different color on my nails. Maybe the scent gives these a split personality? :) Uh oh...more indecisiveness!!
Now for the scent of Lime Basil...the verdict is in: Guilty of being delicious!! It's fresh and citrus and does indeed smell faintly of basil. You will definitely keep sniffing your hands with this one. Don't do it too conspicuously though...your co-workers might think you ate fried chicken for lunch and then didn't wash your hands afterwards.
Did you pick up any of the Revlon Perfumerie polishes? I can't say enough good about these two! And I did want to add that if you haven't snagged any of these yet, go check out Jessica's comprehensive collection reviews of the entire Parfumerie line at Be Happy and Buy Polish. She spells it all out and did a super job...BUT she doesn't like Lime Basil, LOL!! Oh well! :P
Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3
Hey everybody! I hope you all have been well. I'm back from a wonderful vacation with my hubby and ready to show you some more embarrassing evidence of my polish obsession! :D
Well...it's like this...I've made no secret that I have fallen in love with the Maybelline Color Show Brocades. And I also made no secret that I wanted more of them. So, being a girl of my word, I picked up three more! You can certainly count on me to make you feel like you have less of a purchasing problem than *some* people do.
First up, I have the Brocades number that fascinated me to no end when first I saw it: Amethyst Couture.
Amethyst Couture is a deep purple with purple glitter. In the bottle, this color looks like it would be about 50/50 black and purple. But on the nail, it's thoroughly purple...kind of a raisin purple. It's odd. I'm a bit torn on Amethyst Couture. It applied rather dreadfully and was thicker than cold sawmill gravy. But I like it so much in the bottle. :) It's just not fair!!
Next up is one seriously holly-jolly-just-in-time-for-Christmas polish that is absolutely beautiful: Emerald Elegance.
Ahhhhh, now we're talking. :D Emerald Elegance has that gorgeously reflective metallic quality that we saw in Gilded Rose and Ruby Refined. This green has a golden glow due to the abundance of tiny gold glitter in the base. It is the polish form of Scarlett O'Hara's green velvet curtain dress. :) The application of Emerald Elegance was good.
Last we have my favorite from the Brocades, Embellished Blues.
Embellished Blues is not only super interesting in the bottle, but unlike Amethyst Couture, is delivers on the nail as well. It is a grey-leaning blurple with a lot of tiny gold glitter and medium periwinkle glitter. It has that same luxe feel of Emerald Elegance. Application on this one was good also.
Uhhhh, no, you're not seeing things. This lovely color DOES in fact look like a slightly darker version of that other polish that recently stole my heart, L'Oreal Too Dimensional? Same color scheme...much different finish! :) Variety is indeed the spice of life...even if the color is the same. That sorta made sense. Right? It's late.
So...have I convinced anybody to finally run out to their local Rite Aid and pick these up?? My final thoughts about the Maybelline Brocades:
1) People say they chip horribly, but they do not on me at all...not one of them.
2) They dry very rough due to the glitter. You will need a couple of coats of top coat.
3) The colors are rich and interesting.
4) The $3.99 price is very good for something that looks like these.
5) They are a good way to get a glitter fix but still look dressy.
So...there you have it! The Brocades collection, in my humble opinion, is a big winner. :)
Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day!
Hey everybody! My name is Melissa, and I run a humble blog called Lacquer Reverie. When the lovely Dani asked me to do a guest post for her while her nails are in rehab, I was only too happy to oblige! Dani is a sweet girl with two terribly cute little boys, and she is forever posting on Facebook delicious photos of some gourmet dish she's whipped up. Maybe one day she'll post some food pics on here! ;)
Today I have decided to appeal to the cheap in all of us nail polish collectors. Nail polish is great. We already know this. But when a nail polish is pretty AND inexpensive, well, that's even better. Sinful Colors is a line that I have had very good experiences with as far as wear, application, and interesting color choices...and the whoppin' $1.99 price tag just can't be beat. This year Sinful Colors introduced quite a few new polishes for Christmas, including a frothy little delight called Silver Belle.
Silver Belle is a simple polish. It's a muted metallic, not shiny, and not quite what you would call frosty. It looks like pearly fabric. It's got a medium amount of small silver hexes.
Silver Belle is quite sheer, so I layered two coats over a light grey creme. The polish applied effortlessly with no glitter issues or patchiness.
Isn't this pretty? It's a Christmas party. It's a winter's night. It's a magical snowdrift. It's $1.99! Sorry...my enthusiasm got the better of me. :)
How could you NOT be the belle of the ball whilst wearing this lovely holiday polish? I found my Sinful Colors Christmas polishes at Walgreens on a very large end cap display titled "Glitz and Glittered."
Thanks so much for reading, and many thanks to Dani for having me here today!
